Blanche
@blancheleathers.bsky.social
Inept at social media - but you gotta love a trier, right?
Went for a walk and found myself in Tudeley at the small village church with Marc Chagall windows.
Living in Kent’s not so bad
Living in Kent’s not so bad
December 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Went for a walk and found myself in Tudeley at the small village church with Marc Chagall windows.
Living in Kent’s not so bad
Living in Kent’s not so bad
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Today in “Dudes Rock”:
A dude playing Dire Straits’s “Sultans of Swing” guitar solo on…a recorder.
A dude playing Dire Straits’s “Sultans of Swing” guitar solo on…a recorder.
December 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Today in “Dudes Rock”:
A dude playing Dire Straits’s “Sultans of Swing” guitar solo on…a recorder.
A dude playing Dire Straits’s “Sultans of Swing” guitar solo on…a recorder.
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The government is using face-scanning apps to check if random people on the street are citizens. And they say you cannot refuse.
Our new dystopia, on this week’s Reveal:
Our new dystopia, on this week’s Reveal:
Lessons from Trump’s “war” on Chicago
ICE and Border Patrol agents terrorized the city, and locals fought back.
www.motherjones.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The government is using face-scanning apps to check if random people on the street are citizens. And they say you cannot refuse.
Our new dystopia, on this week’s Reveal:
Our new dystopia, on this week’s Reveal:
Left with a Camembert from the work Christmas party. Classy!
December 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Left with a Camembert from the work Christmas party. Classy!
Not convinced by this years Reith Lecture
December 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Not convinced by this years Reith Lecture
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This commercial for French's Mustard from 1987 is equal parts charming and also kinda unsettling, but what strikes me is the work that went into the absolutely delightful puppetry and practical effects for a *mustard commercial*!! Imagine that today??
May 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This commercial for French's Mustard from 1987 is equal parts charming and also kinda unsettling, but what strikes me is the work that went into the absolutely delightful puppetry and practical effects for a *mustard commercial*!! Imagine that today??
Loving my new badge from @dyeworksprint.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Loving my new badge from @dyeworksprint.bsky.social
Smiley contemplating this years naughty and nice list.
@heykidsshop.bsky.social gets special mention on the nice list
@heykidsshop.bsky.social gets special mention on the nice list
December 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Smiley contemplating this years naughty and nice list.
@heykidsshop.bsky.social gets special mention on the nice list
@heykidsshop.bsky.social gets special mention on the nice list
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You should be able to get rich being silly online instead of being evil online, that would solve a lot of problems
December 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
You should be able to get rich being silly online instead of being evil online, that would solve a lot of problems
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I've a go at designing a symbol to show whether something is generated by AI or not. Massive displacement activity. My vision is for a universally recognised mark on all ai generated content. I think us creatives need something, what would you do, can we get something off the ground?
December 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I've a go at designing a symbol to show whether something is generated by AI or not. Massive displacement activity. My vision is for a universally recognised mark on all ai generated content. I think us creatives need something, what would you do, can we get something off the ground?
Film night. Watched Paolo Sorrentino’s best film…again.
If you’ve not seen it, I highly recommend it.
#consequencesoflove
If you’ve not seen it, I highly recommend it.
#consequencesoflove
December 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Film night. Watched Paolo Sorrentino’s best film…again.
If you’ve not seen it, I highly recommend it.
#consequencesoflove
If you’ve not seen it, I highly recommend it.
#consequencesoflove
£8 for a half
FOR. A. HALF!
And it’s 5.5%
Wtaf
FOR. A. HALF!
And it’s 5.5%
Wtaf
December 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
£8 for a half
FOR. A. HALF!
And it’s 5.5%
Wtaf
FOR. A. HALF!
And it’s 5.5%
Wtaf
December 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Will you just fuck off man!
December 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Will you just fuck off man!
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The children of the Facebook era are facing the consequences of their parents’ posting, Kate Lindsay reported in 2023. theatln.tc/YrZXU5iA
December 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The children of the Facebook era are facing the consequences of their parents’ posting, Kate Lindsay reported in 2023. theatln.tc/YrZXU5iA
I’m flipping knackered
December 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I’m flipping knackered
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Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.
A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code
Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.
wrd.cm
December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.
Society talks a lot about the ‘far right’ creating a “surveillance state”
But this is happening under Labour.
Why don’t we ever talk about the Left’s love of authoritarianism as well.
Can’t wait for live facial recognition to be paired with digital ID 😳
www.thetimes.com/article/6d40...
But this is happening under Labour.
Why don’t we ever talk about the Left’s love of authoritarianism as well.
Can’t wait for live facial recognition to be paired with digital ID 😳
www.thetimes.com/article/6d40...
Government paves way for facial recognition tech use on general public
Live images captured by police cameras could also be run through the driving licence database in plans for a major expansion of the technology
www.thetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Society talks a lot about the ‘far right’ creating a “surveillance state”
But this is happening under Labour.
Why don’t we ever talk about the Left’s love of authoritarianism as well.
Can’t wait for live facial recognition to be paired with digital ID 😳
www.thetimes.com/article/6d40...
But this is happening under Labour.
Why don’t we ever talk about the Left’s love of authoritarianism as well.
Can’t wait for live facial recognition to be paired with digital ID 😳
www.thetimes.com/article/6d40...
@willmill82.co.uk wanted to let you know I had my first Greggs festive bake just now. Pretty tasty!
December 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
@willmill82.co.uk wanted to let you know I had my first Greggs festive bake just now. Pretty tasty!
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COMING SOON: AI + Guy™
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
COMING SOON: AI + Guy™
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what i love is that in 1990 judas priest got brought to trial over the claim that subliminal messages in the recording "better by you better than me" caused two suicides and now in 2025 openai seems to be generating a suicide a week with its superliminal messages and the US government is funding it
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
what i love is that in 1990 judas priest got brought to trial over the claim that subliminal messages in the recording "better by you better than me" caused two suicides and now in 2025 openai seems to be generating a suicide a week with its superliminal messages and the US government is funding it
Celebrated Thanksgiving a day late - feel like I’ve eaten three days worth of food.
November 29, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Celebrated Thanksgiving a day late - feel like I’ve eaten three days worth of food.
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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The best cartoon of all time is Snow White - that is to say, the 1933 Betty Boop short. Specifically from 4:19 onwards, when Koko the Clown suddenly finds he has Cab Calloway's voice and is then turned into the best ghost ever.
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The best cartoon of all time is Snow White - that is to say, the 1933 Betty Boop short. Specifically from 4:19 onwards, when Koko the Clown suddenly finds he has Cab Calloway's voice and is then turned into the best ghost ever.
Today feels like it’s the middle of a very grim decline for the UK
November 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Today feels like it’s the middle of a very grim decline for the UK